Deck 21: Algorithmic Approach to Airway Mgt

Question 1

After a failed intubation and once the Paramedic is ready to reattempt intubation, no more than three more attempts should be made to intubate the patient.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Paramedic's most important task is to recognize a patient's need for airway or respiratory support and generally, this patient assessment is taught as part of the ____.

A) BCAs
B) ABCs
C) IRBs
D) 123s

Answer 2

ABCs

Question 3

____ involves removing carbon dioxide from the bloodstream.

A) Ventilating
B) Oxygenating
C) Intubating
D) Exhaling

Answer 3

Ventilating

Question 4

For the comatose patient with decreased respiratory rate or drive, Narcan or ____% dextrose may reverse the disease process.

A) 35
B) 40
C) 45
D) 50

Question 5

Each unsuccessful intubation attempt will cause edema, bleeding, and patient deterioration.

Question 6

In patient care, the most common form of preplanning is ____.

A) intervention
B) the algorithm
C) the procedure
D) practice

Question 7

In certain emergency situations (e.g., cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation), specific tasks must be carried out the same way, in the same order, in a very limited time period.

Question 8

In every patient encounter, the Paramedic applies a group of patient care activities based on a presumptive conclusion called a ____.

A) field diagnosis
B) primary diagnosis
C) temporary diagnosis
D) working diagnosis

Question 9

The failure of the third ventilation attempt signifies that the Paramedic has no additional changes in care to offer.

Question 10

If a patient is ____, then either a BVM or an automatic transport ventilator attached to a mask can be used.

A) hypoxic
B) anemic
C) septic
D) apneic

Question 11

Paramedics should divide airway management tasks into ALS and BLS so that they can be responsible for only the ALS skills.

Question 12

Generally hypoventilation occurs without hypoxia.

Question 13

Hypoxic brain death occurs within ____ minutes of apnea or significant hypoxia.

A) 1 to 6
B) 3 to 6
C) 6 to 10
D) 8 to 12

Question 14

The greater the number of attempts at endotracheal intubation, the higher the chance of success.

Question 15

A(n) ____ details a specific group of activities that are all to be accomplished for a given patient for a specific presumptive diagnosis.

A) protocol
B) algorithm
C) process
D) treatment

Question 16

It is rare that a blind insertion airway device will not provide at least some ability to effectively ventilate a patient.

Question 17

If a patient is found to be hypoxic, the addition of supplemental oxygen may be adequate to reverse the hypoxia.

Question 18

Currently, ____ are the tools of choice for dictating care in critically unstable prehospital patients.

A) protocols
B) tasks
C) algorithms
D) procedures

Question 19

Of the options for airway management, the ASA's "____" has the most support in the literature.

A) Advanced Trauma Life Support Trauma Airway Algorithm
B) National Emergency Airway Management Course Algorithm
C) Advanced Trauma Emergency Airway Management Algorithm
D) Difficult Airway Algorithm

Question 20

One of the greatest advantages of algorithms is that the if-then decisions can be made quickly on scene.

Question 21

If, after the second attempt, the Paramedic is unable to establish a patent airway or ventilate the patient, a(n) ____________________ should be assumed.

Question 22

____________________ are the fundamental guides to prehospital care.

Question 23

If, on primary assessment, a patient does not have a patent airway, the first intervention is the use of ____________________ maneuvers.

Question 24

Effectively ____________________ means that the lungs are transferring oxygen to the tissues.

Question 25

____________________ is one of the most critical tasks a Paramedic performs.